Building planes from WWI has long been on my to do list. The flimsy planes from the birth of air combat are in fact really amazing, and demanded the pilot to be a real man. Sitting in open cockpit controling the plane in all kinds of weather wasn`t for sissies.
The Airco DH2 was quite complicated to design, (I design all my models in LDD before building in real bricks), particular the tail booms and the landing gear gave me a hard time. I was saved by the ball joint elements introduced with the Mixel series, these allows for movement in all directions. Another problem was finding suitable vintage wheels, here a bevel gear Z20 together with a 16 mm dish became an acceptable solution.
Buying parts for this model made it clear to me that some tan parts are really expensive: 3x2 wedgeplate right for 0,1$. 3x2 wedgeplate left for 4$ each. Also the 2x2 piece for the nose was very expensive.
All my aircraft models are build to scale 1:40, also what I call Minifig scale, and for the first time I have added a Minifig pilot to one of my models. I think he fits perfectly as long as he is sitting in the plane, but standing beside the planes it is obvious that the proportions of a Minifig is different to a human.
This model contains, like many of my other models, a few painted pieces.

The Airco DH.2 was a single-seat biplane "pusher" aircraft which operated as a fighter during the First World War. It was the second pusher design by Geoffrey de Havilland for Airco, based on his earlier DH.1 two-seater. The DH.2 was the first effectively armed British single-seat fighter and enabled Royal Flying Corps (RFC) pilots to counter the "Fokker Scourge" that had given the Germans the advantage in the air in late 1915. Until the British developed a synchronisation gear to match the German system, pushers such as the DH.2 and the F.E.2b carried the burden of fighting and escort duties.

Quoting Per Bonde
You did it again. Perfect. A lot of thought must have hone into this one. Not a straight forward build in any way.

Absolutely not, but construction
of a model like this is more like a lot of tinkering, and trial and error, than real thoughts, but of course I had an idea for how to design the tail. Thank you for the comment, it`s much appreciated!

Quoting Jeremy McCreary
Another impressive historic plane, Henrik! Hard to imagine a contraption like this ever getting off the ground. Those WWI pilots were brave indeed! Really enjoyed the write-up, too.

Thank you very much Jeremy! Yes, it`s hard to believe that many of these early aircrafts actually were able to fly, with all the struts, bracing and wires holding everything in place.

Quoting Henrik Hoexbroe
Excellent. Indeed the (stupid) minifigs are too much off from human proportions. Some people use a couple of 1x1 plates under the legs, but you can also use the Woody (Toy Story) legs and arms for a more proportional figurine.

Excellent. Indeed the (stupid) minifigs are too much off from human proportions. Some people use a couple of 1x1 plates under the legs, but you can also use the Woody (Toy Story) legs and arms for a more proportional figurine.

Quoting jim mcdonough
again another class build,at first glance it looks ordinary but closer inspection you see the classic engine detail and those wheels on the undercarriage are just perfection (my Britannia rolls has these to be fitted in chrome)colour is just right,and how did you pull of the red/white/blue tail in lego pieces.tan pieces as i know are very expensive,
i was however expecting a red fokker triplane
again another classic to add to your beautiful detailed collection

Thank you very much Jim! I`m really pleased you like my latest model, I have a Fokker in the pipeline, but not the triplane, but hopefully you won`t be disappointed!

again another class build,at first glance it looks ordinary but closer inspection you see the classic engine detail and those wheels on the undercarriage are just perfection (my Britannia rolls has these to be fitted in chrome)colour is just right,and how did you pull of the red/white/blue tail in lego pieces.tan pieces as i know are very expensive,
i was however expecting a red fokker triplane
again another classic to add to your beautiful detailed collection

Quoting Clayton Marchetti
It’s great to see these WWI planes in Lego. Love how you made the frame. Im hoping you build more of these beauties.

Thank you very much Clayton! These WWI planes are great subjects for LEGO models, and only a few, like the Fokker DR.1 and the Sopwith Camel, are often seen. I also have the next one ready, but I still have some photo and text editing to do before I post it.

Quoting Mark B.
Fantastic build. Although I have no experience with the subject, my guess would be that building one of these "flimsy" WWI planes is quite a bit more difficult than building something more solid like, say, a Spitfire.

Thank you very much Mark. You`re right, handling the model during the building process requires a careful hand, but the finished model is relatively sturdy.

Fantastic build. Although I have no experience with the subject, my guess would be that building one of these "flimsy" WWI planes is quite a bit more difficult than building something more solid like, say, a Spitfire.